E117: Planting Fall Flowering Bulbs in The Cold Climate Garden

Episode 117: Listen here!

If you thought Fall meant gardening season is over, think again! Now is the time to start purchasing and planning where to plant your Spring flowering bulbs. But first, the podcast is kicked off with a game of Underrated or Overrated - Garden Edition! Will Maggie and Dave agree on whether these gardening tools are must have (underrated) or a waste of money (overrated)? Tune in to hear their debate on:

• Weather Stations

• Automated Watering Systems

• Soil Tests

• Light Meters

The theme for Favourite Thing this week is…..SUSTAINABILITY.

Dave’s Fav Thing: True Earth Eco Strips, dehydrated laundry detergent strips

Maggie’s Fav Thing: The Prairie Gardener book by H.F. Harp

As mentioned by Maggie, be sure to follow the University of Manitoba’s Sustainability Department on Instagram for tips & tricks on reducing your carbon footprint in your daily life.

This week’s episode covers:

• The different categories of bulbs; rhizomes, bulbs, tubers and corms (0:24:10)

• Where most bulbs are grown for mass production (0:27:40)

• Storing bulbs: how-to and what to consider (0:29:50)

• Understanding bulb hardiness for Zones 2-6 (0:32:00)

• When exactly cold climate gardeners should plant Fall bulbs (0:33:00)

• Step-by-step advice for bulb planting (0:34:45)

• Naturalizing bulbs to your native climate (0:40:45)

• Soaking bulbs, does it really make a difference? (0:44:20)

• Protecting bulbs from being dug up by squirrels and chipmunks (0:46:00)

• First things to do in the Spring for your bulbs (0:47:10)

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